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BRANDED CONTENT: Serving India’s EV ecosystem | Autocar Professional

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One-stop solution Established in 2021, SISPL aims to bridge this gap by offering a one-stop solution for compliance-related services targeted at EV Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs). He further emphasises the burden that compliance places on dealers, who are more focused on sales than administrative tasks.

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BMW Group shifting to cylindrical BMW cells in NEUE KLASSE from 2025; 46xx

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Compared to the prismatic cells of the fifth BMW battery cell generation, the nickel content in the sixth-generation BMW round cells is higher on the cathode side, while the cobalt content is reduced. On the anode side, the silicon content will be increased.

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ARB researchers evaluate in-use heavy-duty NOx aftertreatment systems, find elevated levels during certain lower-temperature operations

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The results indicated that brake-specific NO x emissions for the truck equipped only with an EGR were independent of the driving conditions—and exceeded the certification value over each segment of the entire test route. EGR reduces NO x formation by introducing cooled exhaust gases into the combustion chamber. —Misra et al.

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ACEEE recommends steps for enhanced data gathering and analysis essential to developing next phase of heavy-duty vehicle fuel efficiency and GHG regs

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Manufacturers must obtain a certificate of conformity for each family of engines or vehicles to be sold. The application for the certificate of conformity requires information on engine or vehicle specifications, as well as on emissions and fuel consumption. Data to be submitted are the same for the GHG and fuel efficiency rules.

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EPA finalizes Tier 3 fuel and emissions standards

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized its Tier 3 emission standards for gasoline sulfur content; evaporative emissions; and tailpipe emissions from passenger cars, light-duty trucks, medium-duty passenger vehicles, and some heavy-duty vehicles. EPA had issued the proposed standards last March. Earlier post.). Gasoline sulfur.

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Univ. of Illinois study argues regulatory hurdles hindering commercialization of new biofuels; biobutanol case study

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Specifically, the Clean Air Act says that no fuel manufacturer can commercialize a new fuel that is not ‘substantially similar’ to the fuel that the EPA uses in its emissions certification process. The permissible blending limits for alcohol-based biofuels are closely tied to the oxygen content of the finished fuel.

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California Air Resources Board releases proposed Advanced Clean Car package: LEV III, GHG and ZEV rules to transform the California fleet; ZEVs and TZEVs to be 15+% of new vehicle sales by 2025

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Certification fuels. For historical reasons, current California certification gasoline contains methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) as an oxygenate, and as such does not represent gasoline currently sold in California, which does not contain MTBE. Add New Vehicle Category: Add Type I.5x